Author Archives: Jimmy

I just happened to notice that yesterday was Nelson Mandela’s birthday. He was the son of a Tembu tribal chieftain and was born on July 18, 1918 in South Africa. He became a lawyer and joined the African National Congress … Continue reading →

I saw a friend at church recently and said, “Hey, you got your ears lowered.” He looked at me like I had three heads and said he had absolutely no idea what I was talking about. When I was growing … Continue reading →

I’ve always been a big fan of trains. My first trip (outside of Maysville or the surrounding towns) was by train. May dad had to go to Okmulgee on business and he took my mom and me along as a … Continue reading →

Back on July 14th, we talked about Bastille Day in France and how the storming of the Bastille kind of kicked off the French Revolution. And we mentioned that the Bastille was built during the Hundred Years’ War to help … Continue reading →

I’ve often heard that there is a difference between being smart and being wise. Well, since the weather’s hot and and I’ve already cut the grass this week, I thought I’d just exercise my brain in the air conditioning and … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago, this blog was about the guillotine that came into prominence during the French Revolution. Today is July 14th, and a day for celebration. Why do we celebrate a good beheading or an angry mob? Back on … Continue reading →

Yesterday when I was doing some checking on the validity of something I saw on Facebook, I ran across some interesting facts about both Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant. Both men had a lot of similarities — and … Continue reading →

Maybe I’m just getting old, but the Internet (and even the local and national news) seems to be full of “factual” accounts and stories that are in fact, not true. This morning, I did something that I almost never do … Continue reading →

A few blogs back, we talked about ”Friends of Bill W.” Bill Wilson, or “Bill W.” was a Wall Street banker who drank away his career and his marriage, eventually having to spend several stints in a hospital due to … Continue reading →

I suppose I should be writing this around Halloween, but it’s July and we were at a party a few days ago and the subject of ghosts came up. Actually the conversation wasn’t particularly interesting — that’s too bad, because … Continue reading →